ANDY Murray’s mum Judy revealed yesterday that he never realised how famous he was until his open-top bus parade in Dunblane last September.

In driving rain, crowds lined the street 20 or 30 deep to salute Andy after his US Open triumph – leaving him staggered by their support as they stood for hours to catch a glimpse of him.

Speaking to our sister paper the Stirling Observer yesterday as she travelled to the Downing Street reception for her son, Judy said: “When Andy came back to Dunblane, that’s when it hit him what it means to the people of Scotland to share his success.

“Local support has always been incredible.

“Andy sees it when he picks up papers, watches TV or internet.”

Judy has been in dreamland since she watched Andy make history at Wimbledon – six years after his brother Jamie won the mixed doubles title there.

“We watched it when we came back from the ball at around 2.45am because we couldn’t remember it.”

Judy is still struggling to grasp the enormity of Andy’s achievement. She said: “It was amazing. I watched Wimbledon since I was a little girl. Being there and watching my kids winning was incredible.”

After his big win, Andy climbed up to the VIP box to embrace his girlfriend, Kim Sears, and his team led by coach Ivan Lendl.

But he appeared to have overlooked Judy – until she climbed down to give him a giant hug.

Judy said: “I was sitting a couple of rows back and it was a bit difficult for him to reach.”

The perks of being the champ’s mum became clear minutes after Andy’s triumph when Judy tweeted her picture with an A-list pal to her 77,500 followers. The caption read: “Celebrating with Gerard Butler. Very pleasant.”

Judy later tweeted a picture of her dressed up for the ball in a stunning Jenny Packham gown with the caption: “Cinderella?”

She also posted a picture with the Wimbledon women’s winner. Judy wrote: “Glamming it up with the ladies champ. The gorgeous Marion Bartoli.”

Her sense of humour was illustrated in Judy’s next tweet, a picture of her and Lendl. Judy’s caption read: “Me and Count Dracula.” She added: “Please note Count Dracula is smiling. No really. He is.”

Judy was so happy with the world that when asked how PM David Cameron was as she left No10, she replied: “Gorgeous.” Possibly the Pimm’s served in the PM’s back garden may have gone to her head on that one ...

Meanwhile, a beaming photo of Andy at the ball shows him in a rare public hug with both Judy and Willie.

The couple split when Andy and his brother were boys. Relations are strained and they always sit apart at matches, but they were all smiles on Sunday.

A still-emotional Judy broke down last night on Reporting Scotland. She was reduced to tears when Jackie Bird asked if she had any special message for the people of Dunblane.

Judy sobbed: “I would just like to say thank you guys.

“We’re just as proud of you as you are of us.”

She later tweeted: “Thanks for making me cry Jackie Bird. I’ll get u back for that :-)”